CONCLUDED

Natsu Basho
1976

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 May · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 8›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Tochiisami won the playoff against Kurama to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 8
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Onishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · NiigataNiigata
2
Masudayama
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
3
Kurama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
4
Tochiisami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
5
Kasuganada
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
6
Takanosato
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
7
Kotogatake
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
8
Chiyozakura
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Kurosegawa
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
10
Tenryu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
11
Wakanoumi
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
12
Daigo
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
13
Asanobori
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
14
Adachi
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
15
Katsunishiki
· Kasugano-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
16
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
17
Onoumi
· Hanakago-beya · YamagataYamagata
18
Ryuo
· Asahiyama-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
19
Kotonofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
20
Daio
· Futagoyama-beya · ToyamaToyama
21
Onobori
· Oyama-beya · AichiAichi
22
Maruyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
23
24
Oshinoyama
· Kasugano-beya · ShimaneShimane
25
Shiratayama
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
26
Dewanohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
Tokyo
Ryōgoku Kokugikan両国国技館
Tōkyō-to · capacity 11,098
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Ryōgoku is sumo's historical heart - the surrounding Sumida-ku neighbourhood has been home to stables, retired rikishi, and chankonabe restaurants for over a century. The current Kokugikan opened in 1985, hosts three of the six annual bashos, and houses the (free) Sumo Museum on the ground floor. The roof of the arena is modelled on a Shintō shrine.

Near the arena
Local specialties
  • Chankonabe↗ちゃんこ鍋 - The calorie-dense stew rikishi live on - many former-rikishi-run restaurants in Ryōgoku serve it.
  • Monjayaki↗もんじゃ焼き - Tokyo's loose, savoury cousin to okonomiyaki. Best on Tsukishima Island, two stops south.
  • Edomae sushi↗江戸前寿司 - Tokyo-style sushi, originated in the bay. Toyosu and Tsukiji markets are nearby.
Getting there: JR Sōbu line to Ryōgoku Station - the Kokugikan is directly across the road from the west exit.